Chapter 6 : Accidentally In Love
"Sesshomaru!" Kagome called out as tears streamed down her face.
"Nani Kagome?" Sesshomaru asked as he suddenly arrived.
"Sesshomaru" she said as she then hugged him tightly, hiding her face on his chest.
"Sesshomaru, Inuyasha said that Naraku is still alive. Is that true?" Kagome asked curiously looking up to him.
"I'm afraid so" Sesshomaru replied as he remembers what happened last night.
At the forest near the village, Sesshomaru was taking his normal stroll, making sure that the village was safe for Kagome to stay in. But then, he stopped as a woman and a girl stood quietly by the cliff, looking down on the village.
"You two. You are Naraku's detachments. Aren't you two supposed to be dead?" Sesshomaru asked seeing that it was Kagura and Kanna.
"Sesshomaru, so the shikon no tama did save your life. Pitiful" Kagura grunted as Sesshomaru burst in flames.
"Why are you here? What do you want?" Sesshomaru asked curiously as Kagura opened her fan.
"We just want to get Midori for Naraku. It seems he has plans for her" Kagura replied as she waved her fan and instantly vanished as well as Kanna.
"Nandeyo! Why can he just die! He already ruined my life! Now he wants to ruin my cousin's life!" Kagome shouted out as Sesshomaru then huggedher tightly making Kagome stop, her eyes widened in shock.
"Kagome, don't worry. I won't let him get Midori and especially you. I will kill that aho no matter what" Sesshomaru stated as Kagome nodded as she felt warm in Sesshomaru's arms.
"They look like such a great couple!" Rin exclaimed as she, Jaken and Ah-un watched them from afar.
'It would have been better if Sesshomaru-sama went with that Midori girl instead' Jaken thought as he crosses his arms across his chest.
But then, as Jaken turned to Sesshomaru, Jaken saw something that he has never seen before, Sesshomaru smiling.
'I guess I'm wrong. I guess Kagome is perfect for Sesshomaru-sama' Jaken thought, happy to see Sesshomaru smiling warmly.
As the two continued to hug each other tightly, they didn't know that Inuyasha was watching them as he felt his heart break.
"Kagome" Inuyasha sighed as he then turned away and walked back towards the village.
Minutes later, as Kagome returned to the village, she spotted Inuyasha and Midori laughing together as they both shared jokes to each other.
"Wow, you two are getting along well" Kagome said as she walks up to the two.
"Well, Inuyasha's easy to go along with" Midori complimented as Inuyasha blushed and looked down.
"Really? Usually Inuyasha and I fight. Right Inuyasha?" Kagome asked as she turns to Inuyasha.
In that instant, Inuyasha stood up and turned around.
"I think I'm gonna go to the spring and take a bath. Don't wait for me if you guys wanna go find Naraku in a hurry" Inuyasha said bluntly as he then walks away.
"Inuyasha mate! I want to take a bath too!" Midori called out as she runs after him.
"Inuyasha" Kagome said in a soft voice as she held her chest, feeling that her heart has just been broken into pieces.
'What is wrong with him? Did I do something wrong?' Kagome asked herself.
Suddenly, the picture of her and Sesshomaru hugging, then flashed in her mind.
'It can't be! Did Inuyasha see us?' Kagome thought as she looked at Inuyasha and Midori laughing constantly as they walked away, getting farther and farther.
Momentslater, as Inuyasha and Midori came back to the village, Sango, Miroku, Shippo, Kirara and Kagome were already ready to go.
"Hey you two! You're just in time! We're gonna go now!" Miroku exclaimed as Inuyasha nodded. With that, Kirara then transformed as Sango and Shippo then hoped on him.
Kagome then walked up to Inuyasha, thinking of riding on Inuyasha's back as she usually does.
"Hey Midori, ride on my back" Inuyasha stated, turning to Midori as Kagome's eyes widened in shock. Sango, Miroku and Shippo were shocked too since Inuyasha never let any other girl ride on his back except Kagome. With this, the three then turned to Kagome who was looking down.
"Uhm okay" Midori said as she then rode on Inuyasha's back.
"Kagome-chan, why don't you ride with us?" Sango said, clearly noticing the spaces between the two.
"Arigatou Sango-chan" Kagome said, hoping on Kirara.
"Make sure you don't fall off now, okay Midori?" Inuyasha said with a smile as Midori smiled back at him and nodded.
"Okay let's go" Inuyasha exclaimed as they then began to run forward.
'Inuyasha never told me something like that. And he never smiles to me constantly too' Kagome thought, clearly getting a heartbreak.
As the sun began to set, the group stopped and began to set up their camp, deciding to rest for the night.
"Kagome-chan, what's going on between you and Inuyasha?" Sango asked curiously as Kagome looked down.
"It's nothing Sango. It's just like the usual petty fights we have" Kagome replied, forcing herself to smile.
"Demo Kagome, Inuyasha wouldn't stop going with Midori. Wherever she goes, he goes. And you two don't talk that much anymore" Miroku butts in as he sits next to the girls by the campfire.
"Yeah and he seems to get along with her too. Unlike when you two are together, you always fight" Shippo stated as Miroku instantly punched him on his head.
"It's really nothing you guys. We just need to talk. That's all" Kagome said looking at Inuyasha and Midori smiling at each other.
"Excuse me" Kagome stated as she then stood up and walked towards the two.
"Inuyasha, can we talk privately for a minute?" Kagome asked as she walks up to the two.
"We don't have anything to talk about" Inuyasha grunted.
"Yes we do" Kagome said, looking down trying hard to keepher tears from falling.
"It's alright Inuyasha" Midori said with a smile as Inuyasha sighed.
"Fine" Inuyasha groaned as he then follows Kagome to the woods.
As the two were already a few feet away from the camp, Kagome then burst into tears as Inuyasha calmly crossed his arms across his chest, not knowing that Shippo, Miroku and Sango were spying on them as usual.
"Inuyasha nandeyo! Why are you acting so coldy to me!" Kagome shouted out as Inuyasha calmly scoffed at her statement.
"Let's face it Kagome. I guess the two of us were never meant to be" Inuyasha said as he then took off the heart-shaped locket that Kagome gave her and threw it to her.
"Why don't be honest with each other Kagome? You're in love with Sesshomaru right?" Inuyasha grunted as Kagome shrug.
'Me? In love with Sesshomaru?' Kagome asked herself as her heart then began to race rapidly.
"Mate Inuyasha" Kagome stated.
"Urusai!" Inuyasha demanded, interrupting Kagome.
"Don't even deny it Kagome. A girl runs to the person she loves whenever she wants to cry. A few hours ago, when youknew that Naraku was still alive you ran to the woods and called out Sesshomaru's name" Inuyasha said, clenching a fist.
"And obviously, as expected of him, he came. Then, you burst in tears and you two hugged each other right? He even promised that he wouldn't let Naraku get you" Inuyasha continued as he looked down.
"Now tell me Kagome. What else is there left to explain? Just admit that you're inlove with Sesshomaru. Because I have something to admit too" Inuyasha declared as Kagome's eyes widened in shock.
"Houshi-sama, are we just gonna stay here and watch them part?" Sango asked quietly.
"We can't do anything about it Sango" Miroku sighed.
"Do you really want to know the truth?" Kagome asked as Inuyasha nodded.
"Fine. I...I...I love Sesshomaru!" Kagome shouted out as Sango, Miroku and Shippo's eyes widened in shock, not believing what she just said. Inuyasha on the other hand simply grinned.
"Yapari" Inuyasha grunted as he then turned away.
"Inuyasha, unlike you Sesshomaru is true to his heart! He's mature and he speaks his mind! He's not ashamed of what he thinks and he doesn't have a high pride like you!" Kagome shouted out.
"You're stubborn Inuyasha. Sesshomaru tried to be a brother to you but you avoided him. When he needed your help, you weren't there because you had your own problems to deal with. Sesshomaru is only like this because all the responsibilities that your father entrusted you two to do were all in his hands because you left them!" Kagome continued as Inuyasha's eyes widened in shock.
"Well good! Because you're nothing like Kikyo!" Inuyasha shouted back at her as he instantly jumped up and ran away.
"Inuyasha" Kagome said as she then fell on her knees and covered her face as tears uncontrollably streamed down her face.
Without hesitation, Sango, Shippo and Miroku then rushed to her.
"Kagome daijoubu?" Sango asked worriedly.
"Hai. I'm fine. I've always wanted to tell Inuyasha that but I was afraid it was too hard for him. Demo, it seems that it was fine with him" Kagome said as she then wiped the tears off of her face.
"You mean, you really do love Sesshomaru?" Shippo asked curiously.
"I used to like Inuyasha. To be honest, I used to love Inuyasha. Demo, he always thought of Kikyo even though she's already gone. And he's never by my side. But Sesshomaru was always there. He always tried to comfort me. So, after we thought we defeated Naraku, my feelings for Inuyasha slowly faded away as my feelings for Sesshomaru got stronger" Kagome explained as she then stood up.
"If you put it like that, it wasn't your fault and neither was it Inuyasha's. I guess you two just weren't meant to be" Miroku sighed as Kagome nodded. With that, they all then headed back to the camp.
As they were nearing the camp, the gang then heard Midori scream.
"Midori!" Kagome shouted out as they all rushed to the camp, thinking that she was in danger
But as they arrived, they spotted Inuyasha on top of Midori as the two then turned to them.
"Inuyasha" Kagome said, staring glarely at him as Inuyasha shrug.
"Kagome mate! It's not what you think!" Inuyasha shouted out.
"Osuwari! Osuwari! Osuwari! Osuwari! Osuwari! Osuwari! Osuwari!" Kagome shouted out repeatedlycausing Inuyasha to repeatedly fall on the ground.
"Midori-chan, daijoubu?" Sango asked as she helps Midori stand up.
"Hai. I'm fine. Demo, Inuyasha" she replied seeing Inuyasha getting harshly beaten up with Kagome's 'sit' commands.
"What happened anyway?" Shippo asked her curiously.
"Uh, Inuyasha slipped on a banana peeling and fell on top of me. It was all so sudden really" Midori replied.
"Banana peeling?" Sango and Shippo asked as they then turned to Miroku who was scratching his head.
"Houshi-sama, what did Kagome tell you about your trash again?" Sango asked as he pinched Miroku's ear.
"To place my trash on the sidepocket of her bag" Miroku replied hesinatly as his ears began to turn red.
"If you remember then why didn't you do it?" Sango asked as she then lets go of Miroku's ear.
"I wanted to hear Inuyasha and Kagome-chan's conversation. Gomen ne" Miroku apologized as Midori chuckled.
'At least everyone's back to normal, especially Inuyasha and Kagome' Shippo thought with a sigh as he laughs at Inuyasha who's still being repeatedly commanded to sit by Kagome and Miroku being yelled at by Sango.
next up...Chapter 7 : Inuyasha's New Love